When is it too windy?

[nuttall1991]

With all the news about the weather recently, especially the wind, is it safe for cyclists to head out?

 

[Peter Armstrong]

Probably when it gets like this..

 

[Mo1959]

With all the news about the weather recently, especially the wind, is it safe for cyclists to head out?

Currently around 20mph gusting winds here. As far as I am concerned that is too strong for me to cycle in but I suppose we are all maybe different in what we will risk.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I have a simple test - if I had hair would the wind mess it up? I

If yes then it's too windy to ride.

 

[nuttall1991]

yeah it's 20mph here too (Manchester) so decided to get the bus to work, but walking about it didn't seem all that windy so I'm thinking I should've risked it...

 

[ianrauk]

Just have to use your own common sense (and learn a decent death grip of the handlebars )

 

[shouldbeinbed]

its a personal call to make, what strength wind are you happy gritting your teeth and pedalling into married to, if you are on a road, are you happy and confident in your ability to respond to a gust that would blow you under a trucks wheels in the worst case.

 

[Julia9054]

I hate cycling when it is windy. Turns what should be a pleasure into such hard work.
Different thresholds though for cycling to work (will only take the car as a very last resort) or cycling for fun (if I'm not going to enjoy it, I won't go)
I use the Met Office weather app. Not only does it show wind strength but strength of gusts too.
Think I'll be on the turbo under the Christmas tree watching Wallace and Grommit today!

 

[Dave 123]

I picked my lad up from work yesterday afternoon and stuck his bike in the car. It was too windy, but the main reason is that our ride from cambridge to hardwick takes us up Madingley hill where the most dodgy, spindly 30-40 foot trees grow in the hedge, and quite often fall over.

It is the uncontrollable elements that I'm not keen on. I might just find out who owns the trees in question.

 

[GrasB]

When trees start blowing over...

 

[DRHysted]

When the windsock couldn't decide what direction the wind was blowing from, and the meter at work was recording gusts over 50mph. To the extent that they were having problems weighing off lorries because they were rocking on the weighbridge (which is mostly sheltered).
I called home for a lift.

 

[BrynCP]

According to the Met Office there are currently 20mph SW winds with 35mph gusts.

I am just about to head out and try and break my max distance by 1 mile on a brand new route. My new route avoids a direct SW facing element instead triangulating around it, as I can bear a crosswind more than trying to cycle at it! It's only 23 miles, but I also have no means to fix a puncture so perhaps I am just a fool!

 

[HLaB]

I decided it was too windy today; the met forecast of 66mph gusts put me off they've only recorded 54mph so far!

 

[BrynCP]

So the wind wasn't too bad.

However, I got a puncture 11 miles in So now I have blistered feet

 

[ComedyPilot]

It is only ever too windy until you turn around, then it can never be windy enough.